Mine site water-reporting practices, groundwater take and governance frameworks in the Hunter Valley coalfield, Australia

Wendy Timms and Cameron Holley

Water International, 2016, vol. 41, issue 3, 351-370

Abstract: At mine sites in a stressed watershed, groundwater dominated licensed water take, and water-use productivity was dependent on site practices and constraints. Solutions for mining and water in this context include: (1) state-based water governance within a national framework; (2) information tools, including mine site water-reporting frameworks; (3) site water sharing and salt trading; and (4) technologies and leading practices. While water reporting has improved, evaluating the significance of hydrological changes over the long-term remains a challenge, particularly for groundwater and saline discharges to rivers.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2016.1173278

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